Sumter County
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Sumter County is a county located in the state of Florida in the United States. It is part of Florida's geography and government structure, serving as a regional administrative division for the residents who live there.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- January 8, 1853
- Named after
- Thomas Sumter
- Seat
- Bushnell
- Largest community
- The Villages
- Total
- 579.829 sq mi (1,501.75 km )
- Land
- 557.144 sq mi (1,443.00 km )
- Water
- 22.685 sq mi (58.75 km ) 3.91%
- Estimate 2025
- 157,772
- Density
- 277.647/sq mi (107.200/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
Article
Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,752, and was estimated to be 154,693 in 2024. Its county seat is Bushnell, and the largest city is Wildwood. The Villages is located in Sumter County.
It has the oldest median age (68.1 years) of any US county in the 2022 estimate.